The following words, as used in this article,
shall have the meanings hereby ascribed thereto, unless the context
clearly indicates a different meaning:
GARBAGE
All table refuse, animal and vegetable matter, offal from
meat, fish and fowls, fruits, vegetables and parts thereof and other
articles and materials ordinarily used for food which have become
unfit for such use or which are for any reason discarded.
PERSON
Any natural person, association, partnership, firm or corporation.
In this article, the singular shall include the plural, and the masculine
shall include the feminine and the neuter.
REFUSE
All discarded articles or materials, except sewage and liquid
waste, and including garbage, ashes and combustible and noncombustible
waste.
All garbage and/or refuse originating within the Township of Middletown shall be disposed of only by removal beyond the limits of the Township by a licensed collector. In no case may garbage be brought into the Township for the purpose of disposal therein, nor may garbage be disposed within the limits of the Township by burning. Pending disposal as hereby authorized, garbage may be stored in covered containers only and in such limited quantities and for such limited period of time as shall ensure that no annoyance, nuisance or health hazard shall be created or maintained thereby. Except for such temporary storage as is hereby specifically authorized, no person shall keep, have, maintain, store upon or allow to exist in any manner whatsoever any garbage upon any lot or piece of ground within the limits of the Township. Materials designated as recyclable materials shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of Article
III, Recycling.
No person shall permit any unlicensed collector
to take any refuse from premises owned or occupied by him.
All collections made by licensed collectors
pursuant to the provisions hereof shall be made between the hours
of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. or dusk, whichever shall occur first. In
the event that collections in residential areas result in noise which
creates a disturbance, the Township Manager shall have the discretion
to direct licensed collectors to withhold collection until 7:00 a.m.
Any person who shall violate or fail to comply
with any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $25 and costs
of prosecution and, in default thereof, to undergo imprisonment for
no more than five days, provided that each day's continuance of a
violation of this article shall constitute a separate offense, and
provided, further, that a violation may result in revocation of the
license of said collectors.